[Cactus Jack]

Had a lot of banter in the Auburn predictions thread and thought that this would be a good place to rehash some ideas for Rupp's future. The place will soon be 50 years old, and I'm not sure that there's a good way to renovate in a way that would incorporate luxury boxes or other modern conveniences that other arenas enjoy (unless the administration is willing to give up on the attendance records or make some other concessions).

[Wildcat_blue]

I do know this, it can be done lol

[plantmanky]

Need a whole new facility, Rupp is a dump, tear it down and plant some flowers.

[Cactus Jack]

I do know this, it can be done lol

Can be done, probably.

The bigger questions may be how much the renovation and retrofitting would cost and how long the Cats would be without a home arena while all of the work was completed.

I'm still saying that if it were something that was even feasible, they'd have made the changes during the most recent renovation that ended in 2022. Instead, it looks like they've only added "club" spaces that are more or less large empty rooms with a few buffet tables and a bar inside where you have no view of the floor outside of CCTV monitors. I'm sure it's nice to have access to that area, but I don't know that it's a deal-breaker for anyone or any company who really wants UK basketball tickets, especially with all of the nearby hotels that everyone seems to use for pre-gaming.

Dedicated entrances and parking are probably a bigger deal than those for anyone who'll attend most of the games, but even then, you're still fighting Lexington traffic in and out.

[Wildcat_blue]

I do know this, it can be done lol

Can be done, probably.

The bigger questions may be how much the renovation and retrofitting would cost and how long the Cats would be without a home arena while all of the work was completed.

I'm still saying that if it were something that was even feasible, they'd have made the changes during the most recent renovation that ended in 2022. Instead, it looks like they've only added "club" spaces that are more or less large empty rooms with a few buffet tables and a bar inside where you have no view of the floor outside of CCTV monitors. I'm sure it's nice to have access to that area, but I don't know that it's a deal-breaker for anyone or any company who really wants UK basketball tickets, especially with all of the nearby hotels that everyone seems to use for pre-gaming.

Dedicated entrances and parking are probably a bigger deal than those for anyone who'll attend most of the games, but even then, you're still fighting Lexington traffic in and out.

When you walk into Rupp you walk down long hallways, I’m sure modifications could be done for premium boxes.  Rupp is there to stay so they gotta figure it out.  It honestly doesn’t need a whole bunch, more student section and boxes.  Be figured out in no time but engineering firms.  Time would be crucial, you are very correct.  Time is money so it would cost them in the short term for sure

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I do know this, it can be done lol

Can be done, probably.

The bigger questions may be how much the renovation and retrofitting would cost and how long the Cats would be without a home arena while all of the work was completed.

I'm still saying that if it were something that was even feasible, they'd have made the changes during the most recent renovation that ended in 2022. Instead, it looks like they've only added "club" spaces that are more or less large empty rooms with a few buffet tables and a bar inside where you have no view of the floor outside of CCTV monitors. I'm sure it's nice to have access to that area, but I don't know that it's a deal-breaker for anyone or any company who really wants UK basketball tickets, especially with all of the nearby hotels that everyone seems to use for pre-gaming.

Dedicated entrances and parking are probably a bigger deal than those for anyone who'll attend most of the games, but even then, you're still fighting Lexington traffic in and out.

When you walk into Rupp you walk down long hallways, I’m sure modifications could be done for premium boxes.  Rupp is there to stay so they gotta figure it out.  It honestly doesn’t need a whole bunch, more student section and boxes.  Be figured out in no time bye engineering firms.  Time would be crucial, you are very correct.  Time is money so it would cost them in the short term for sure

[Old School Hound]

Need a whole new facility, Rupp is a dump, tear it down and plant some flowers.

Yes, it and it's namesake. 


I'd love to have an atmosphere like we saw down in the Jungle at Auburn. We've never seen anything like that here. If you stand up here, some senior citizen that is crocheting will tell you to sit your ass down. I'm not kidding because I've seen it happen.
Build something fan friendly, give the kids an area close to the court and tell them to raise holy hell! Oh, and name the court "Cal's Court," after the guy who is not only a HOF coach but someone who has represented the university well, unlike Baron Von Ruppske.